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Table 1 Inclusion- and exclusion criteria

From: Monitoring the clinical practice of palliative sedation (PALSED) in patients with advanced cancer: an international, multicentre, non-experimental prospective observational study protocol

Inclusion criteria:

Patients are eligible for inclusion If they are;

•18 years or older;

•diagnosed with advanced cancer;

•having a limited life expectancy;

•suffering from intractable distress caused by one or more refractory symptoms or this can be expected to develop during the hospitalization;

•having the possibility that palliative sedation will be initiated during the admission

•able to give informed consent.

Exclusion criteria:

Patients are excluded for participation in the study if;

•a potential participant is unable to speak and read in the native language of the participating country.